Line-casting machine.



L. M. CHAPMAN'.

v I LINE CASTING MACHINE. A APPLICATION HLED DEO.24,-1910. RBNEWED MAY 14, 1912.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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L; M. CHAPMAN.

- .'LINE GASTING MAGHINE. l APPLICATION FILED 13110.24, 1910. EENEWED MAY 14, 19124. 1,057,803.A

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LINE CASTING MACHINE.; v APPLICATION FILED DBO. 24, 1910. RENBWBD MAY 14, 1912.

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LIN-GASTING MACEINE.

Application lerl December 2%, 1910,

To aZZ whomzf muy conce/mz Be itI known that l, LEO M. CHAPMAN, a citizen ot the United Chicago, in the countyl of Cool; and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use-- ful Improvements chines, ot' which the tion.

My invention reiates to improvements in ine casting machines. v

The general object of my invention s to provide an attachment 4to a matrix-assemthe use of and reference to which intricate tabular matter may be set up in column arrangement with ease, accuracy, and rapidity, Without the necessity of subsequent hand justification.

Another and more specitic object of my invent-ion to provide an improved clutch mechanism forth assembler har or slide, whereby said bar is more securely and positively held in place and is controlled on its in lane-Casting Mareturn or backward movement againstA the assembled matrices to prevent jar and Wear of the mechanism.

A still further object is to provide a means for displacing the star Wheel, thereby preventing same from pounding the matrices and imparting unnecessary vibration to said assembler bar and the associated indicator, and further to prevent unnecessary Wear ot Other and further objectsotmy invention ivill readily become apparent to persons sltilled in the art from a consideration otthe specification taken-in conjunction with the drawings, wherein- Figure l represents the trame ot a Well known type ot linotype machine, or a portion of theh assembler mechanism thereof,

with my improved device applied theretmf Fig. 21s a rear view ot a portion of said mechanism: Fig. f3 is a detailcdyicw ofthe star Wheel and my improved star-Wheel-dis placing attachment; Fig. slis an'enlarged section taken on line bei of Fig. lyFigj is a similar view 'taken on line 5`5 of Fig. l; Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of therassembler bar mechanism; Fig. 7 is a Specification off'ietters Patent.

Serial No. 599,106, Renewed May States, residing at.'

following is a speciica-A ,springpresised' arm assembler barxl?) by means of a link 16', which returns .the assembler barl toits nor- ?atented Apr. l, NH3. ills, 1912. Serial No. 837,300'.

detent securec to the assemhleibar for engagement wit the indicating device; and Fig'. is a scale beam ot the indicating device showing the application of the adjust- ;:hle `stops thereon.

' In all of the views, the same reference i `rl'iamcters indicate similar parte.

In carryingdny invention into-etect, I provide an impro-ved indicator which directly determines, and indicates with accuracy, the number of spaces or points ref 4quired to completo any portion of a line to a predetermine-.tl

point Wit-hin the line. My indicator is especially adaptedfor use in conjunction with my improved as sembler har brake and star-Wbeel-displacing mechanism, although it may be used 'independently 'ot' these devices, but without the a.ttendin; y advantages produced by their cooperation.

lVhile l contemplate describing a single embodiment of my apparent that many variations in details Within mechanical skill maybe made therein Without depart-ing ot the claims.

invention, it is of course from the spirit and scope l0 represents a :trame'of a linotype inachine. or that portion thereof that is 'nesesto be lshown for the ing the arrangement, use, and my improved attachments therewith. l 1l is the ordinary veying the'matrices l2 to the assembler bar 13 and-againstthe rear upwardly projecting finger 14, secured to the front end4 of the assembler bar against which the matrices operation of in association Aare delivered and by the star Wheel are thereby forced into position, and said bar being thereby moved bodily to the left to malte room for the drop into place at the right hand,` end of the line` adjacent to the star Wheel 15. A' 16 is connected -to the mal or retracted position has been completed andthe matrices have 'traveling belt for conincoming matrices which' purpose of disclosafter said' bar has 'been released by the brak`e,'aswhen the line operatorie informed at a glance'of the number of space matrices, or combination thereof, that are required from a given point to complete a line, or any portion ofa Aline of assembled, non-compressible, or non-ex'- pansible, matrices and spaces, so as to-correspond exactly with' the line above or below id line, as in setting tabular matter or the ite.

The indicator consists of a supporting frame comprising a beam part 18, turned. downwardly as at 19 and 9,0, ,tol provide legs which are preferably slotted at their ends for engagement with screws 21 and 22, whereby the ysaid frame is iXedly secured to the frame 10 of a linotype machine. These Screws are already provided in such -a machine and are known as the assembler slide stop screws and assembler yslide vroll bracketscrews, and for convenience I make the frame, of my indicating device, of such 'dimensions as'properly to engage said screwsfor the purpose of securing it to the frame.

Secured to the beam 18 is acasing 23 containing. a dial 24. The dial is divided into twelve divisions, .beginningvat zero, at the top, and numbering clockwise to. 8 and beginning at zero and numberingv counterclockwise to 3, thus vforming two scales the characters of which are arranged one after another at suitable intervals along the path of a relatively movable pointer but which are arranged to read in opposite directions' from a rzero mark, lsaid mark constituting in operation un indication that no more matrices are to be inserted in the line. Thus one scale is indicative of decreasing numbers of type pointsA to be filled in the line and the other scale is indicative of increasing numbers of type points actually filled beyond the intended length. of the line. An indicating pointer 25, normally standing at 8, is adapted to sweep yover the scales provided on .the dial, being mounted on a central axis 2G, to which is secured a pinion 27. A-rack arm 28 is pivoted as at 29 to 'the beam 18. The upper end of the rack arm is provided with a segmental rack 30, which en gages the pinion 27 to rotate the indicator 25, such arrangement being one convenient form of motion-multip`lying .connections between a movable indicating part and a part to be moved in the .operation of the assembler slide. To the beam 18 is loosely attached a horiZontalpica-M scale 31, reading I from the right to the left and having teeth and notches cut into it upon its under surface or edge as at 31', and divided so as to indicate pica spaces and' half-spaces. The pica scale 31 is loosely attached to the frame end 19 byy means of a screw 32 passing through said scale into the frame end 19, through lan upwardly inclined slot 33 at the right hand end thereof, and at the opposite end the scale is pivoted to the lower end 34 of the arm 28, as at 85. lThe radius of the end 34 of the arm 28 corresponds with lthe inclination of the slot 33, so that when the scale 31 is moved to the left, it is` also thereby bodily raised uniformly at both vends, so that said pica scale moves upwardly a distance about one-half its horizontal movement', and when so moved -the rack 30 of the arm 28 `is correspondingly moved around the pivotal point 29, whereby the indicating needle 25 is caused to sweep over the scale provided on the dial. In order that this movement-may not be spasmodic, I may attach to the rack end 30, of the arm 28 a `small extension arm i 36 which carries one. element of a retarding device, such as a dash pot 37. In this case,

it is shown to carry the plunger 38 thereof, the pot portion vof the device being attached to a ixedpart of thefindicatingA mechanism. A coiled spring 39 returns .the

rack arm 30 to the normal position shown inFig. 1, and thereby the scale beam, 31, (u likewise returned. to its lowest'and retract ed position. The arrangement is such that a movement of the scale 31 of one pica-1M to `the left will move the indicating pointer` just once around the dial; thediallbeing spaced off, or divided into twelve equal points numbered vclockwise on the right to eight, and counter-clockwise on the left to three. Spring-pressed, adjustable positive stops 40, of which there may be any necessary number, there being three shown in Fig. 1, all ot' which are similar in general construction, are adapted to be placed along the pica scale beam 3.1, at any desiredv position corresponding with the tabulation of the work to beV done. These stops are adapted to be placed atany selected point alongl the scale and are-secured in position by t provided upon the under surface thereof. For convenience, I make the stops 'of two parts, 41 and 42, preferably held together by a resilient spring 4'3. The lower part/l1 carries a pin 45 which is adapted to 'enter any one of the notches between adjacent teeth provided on a pica scale 31. The teeth are so proportioned as to represent one-half a pica space, a notch the even number of picas, and when iat enters the e notches adjacent notch or space between adjoining teeth, it indicates a definite number of picas, and a fractional one-half pica. In Fig. 8, the stop is placed so as to indicate a number of picas and 'one-half; Atherefore the stop 40 may be placed along the scale beam 31 in any selected position within a half pica of any particular point. By depressing the screw 44, the 'pin 45 is moved below the lower edge ofthe pica scale beam, and the stop may be moved` along the beam to any selected position. lVhen released, the pin will enter a space between teeth and securely hold the` adjusted parts in such position. y

Secured to the laterally reciprocating assembler bar 13 is a spring-pressed detent device, 46, the detent proper being pivoted `as at 47, and supported by means of a spring 48. Further rearward movement is prevented by means' of a stirrup 49, which surrounds the detent arm and is secured to a bar by'means of apin 51. When the as- Vsembler bar 13 is moved to the left, the` front edge of the detent 46 will positively engage 'tlie adjustable stop 40 and move the 4 picascale bar 31 to the left `and upwardlyI until said bar has been moved in an upward direction sufliciently to escape the yupper point of the detent 46. On the return of the assembler bar 13 to the right,or toward normal position, the detent 46 will be de-'4 cured by means of the `screw 52, to the assembler bar 13, so that the detent moves positively with the assembler bar on both of its excursions. When the detent strikes one of the adjustable stops 40, of which there may be several on the scale, placed as desired, it immediately moves the pica bar or scale to the left, vand thereby the indicating needle 25 is moved over the dial in a perfectly obvious manner, and will stop at some position between eight and zero. lVhen the needle 25 is moved to the right and stopped at a given point, it thereby immediately indicates to the operator the number of points required to be inserted between the matrices already assembledand some objective point in the line, and when the proper indicated number of points have been included in the line with" the matrices, the needle will then move to zero and stop, showing proper justification.

[f a less number of blank matrices or points than required are placed in the line, with the character matrices, it will move to a position short of the Zero, or say to point two, which will indicate that a two'point matrix blank is necessary to fill out the line before the ob- `ective point is reached. if a greater numrof points have been included with the assembled matrices than is required, the needle will move beyond zero to l, 2, or 3, as the case may be, indicating to the operator that the intervening space has been iilled to a greater extent than is required. The assembler bar will continue to move to the left while other matrices are being assembled in the line, and the pica bar 31 will have moved upwardly out of contact with the detent 46, and the detent will therefore pass to the left of the said adjustable stop and permit the pica scale bar 31 to return to its lowest position, and coincidently with the needle 25 on the dial 24. After such return, t e detent stop may be encountered by the detent-,

which will indicate to the operator the necessary number of points to be included with the matrices before reaching the end of the line. The crowding' of the matrices into position by the operation of the star wheel 15 is the means by which the assembler bar is moved to the left against the resistance of the returning springI exerted on the-rod 16.

lVhen the assembler bar 13 is moved to the left by the introduction of the matrices, it is necessary to hold it in the position it has so been placed. I therefore provide a brake mechanism for this purpose. This .device is more clearly shown in Fig. 6, and consists of a bell crank lever, 54, pivoted as at 55, and provided with an adjusting screw 58 upon its horizontal arm 59, its upper arm 60 being provided with a thumb piece 61, by

`which it may be manually moved. A brake shoe 62 is Vpivotally and loosely securedto the arm 60, as by a screw 63. The screw 63 ,is preferably placed in the arm 60 a little` to the' right of the central vertical line. Another shoe 65 is loosely secured to the arm 60 by means ofa screw 66, which is placed a little to the left of the central vertical line of the arm 60. The latter shoe 65 is provided with a tail-piece 67, tothe lowest end of which is secured a spring 68. The other end of the spring 68 is secured to a longitudinal link 69, which has slotted, lost-motion connection with thearm 60, as at 70, the other end of the link 69, being connected to a bell crank lever 71, as at 72, the bell crank 71 being connected to 'a link 72', leading to-a by means of spring 74. When the key 73 is depressed, the link 69 is moved laterally, and

when said key is sufficiently depressed, it y moves the bell crank lever 54 on its pivot 55 for the purposes of releasing thc brake.

Referring now to Fig. 2, it will be' observed that the bell crank lever, 75, is pivoted as at 76, the lower arm 77 of which is lso connected to the link 69 as at 78, the upper arm SO, being provided with an adjustable set screw S1, Abeing held in its downward position by means of the open spiral spring 83 acting through arm 82 of a gear-carrying bell crank lever. The arm 82 is pivoted, as at 84, on an axis which carries the gear wheel 85 that meshes with a gear wheel, 86, that drives the star wheel 15.. The arm 82 is limited in its movements by a slot 87, provided in the fixed part of the frame of the machine, the shaft of the star wheel operating in said slot 8'7 so that arm S2 and consequently arm 82 of the bell crank lever may not move a greater distance than the length of said slot. The gear Jwheel 85 drives thetrain. YAs shown in the position of Fig. 2, the star wheel 15 is in its operative posit-ion so as to make engagement with the matrices as they come down from the chute into place and force them into their proper assembled relation. When the arm 82 is depressed and the arm 82 is raised'against the resilient effort of the spring '83, the star wheel is thereby withdrawn or displaced from its position of engagement with the matrices and no longer is permitted to make forcible contact therewith, and therefore the sembler bar is not violently agitated vor fvi rated by the constant' pounding of the star wheel against the assembled matrices. The constant pounding of the star wheel-against the surfaces of the assembled matrices produces disagreeable and objectionable vibration of the assembler bar, thereby causing the needle'of the indicating device tovibrate excessively to such an extent as to be practically unintelligible. As clearly shownl in Fig. 2, the assembler bar is included between the clutch 62 vand 65 of my braking device, 'and the arrangement is such that the shoes will clamp the assembler bar and permanently and fiXedlyhold it in any position in which it has beeirplaced by the star wheel upon the introduction of the assembled matrices.4 A f- The use and operation of my follows: After the indicating instrument has been placed and secured on the machine as by screws 21 and 22, 'the detent 46 is to be secured to the traveling slide, or assembler bar, in any convenient manner in such relation to the adjustable stops 40 on the pica scale that it will come into contact with the ljower part, of such stop in its reciprocating movements. As the detent is moved in a path below the pica scale beam, it may be brought into contact with several of the adjustable stops which may be placed pon the said scale beam at points suitable to notify the operator of the space to be filled between the matrices that have already been assem 'bled and lsome objective point within the line. As the pica beam is` thus moved to device is. 'as' lendet its excursion. vhas been 'displaced from operative position,

the left, it is also raised by virtue ofthe inclined slot 33, so that the beam operates the arm 28, which by virtue of its geared engagement with the indicator hand or pointer, moves the latter over the scale provided on the dial, thereby indicating to the operator the space or spaces necessary to be filled in the line, or that portion of the line between the matrices already assembled and some objective point corresponding with a similar point in the line above, as in tabular work. As' the matrices fall into the carrier,

lthe stai' wheel 15 presses the slide by its contact with the matrices to the left, and the brake mechanism', shown in detail in Fig. 6, clamps the assembler'bar or slide between its brake-shoes 62 and 65, and holds the slide or assembler bar in the position into lwhich it has been placed by means-of the' star'wheel. 1f any irregularities in the assembling of the matrices occur, due to vib ration of the star wheel or improper working of the brake, and the assembler slide is forced too far forward,I thus causing the indicating needle to show less spaces or points needed to complete any given ortion of the line than is actually the case, t iis fault may be corrected by operating the finger key 73, thereby pulling on the link 69, and moving the bell crank lever 7,7, which lifts the pivoted arm 82 against the resilient spring 83, thereby depressing ,the arm 82, carrying. the

star wheel, and removing or displacing it from its operative position. It will be observed that th'e arm 82', simply moves the gear wheel 86 out 'of its normal position, the shaft of gear wheel S6 simply carrying the star -wheel 15 around the gear 85, and not out of mesh therewith but sufliciently to displace the star whee-l from its active cooperation with the assembled matrices. The link 69 has lost motion connection with the Abell crank 54, as at 70, and further depressioniof the finger key 73 will move the verticalV arm 60 of the bell crank lever 64 so as to moverthe pivotal points 63 and 66, carrying the' respective brake shoes 62 and 65, into a substantially vertical line, thereby releasing the assembler bar o r slide from the gripping braking effect of the shoes thereon.

At the same time, tension is applied to the spring 68, and the shoe 65 is yieldingly held ido against the surface of the under side of the'l assembler bar, thereby permitting the assembler bar to return to its normal position `under control of the operator, and preventing the sudden impact of the bar with the stationary portions of the machine at the' When the star wheel indication, noted by the pointer on theV indifywg eating device, Will be clearly apparent. ,At any time during the operation of the device, independently of Whether or not the lines have been completed, the brake may be re'- leased in the manner described, and the ,beneficial results arising from the displaceT.

ment' of the star W'heel Will be attained.

Having thus described an embodiment of my invention, What I claim is:

l. In a machine ot' the class described, an assembler slide, a star Wheel normally held A in position' to strike the matrices into position and move said slide and means for tem.- pomiiy dispieig and sin' Wheel from such normal position to prevent further vibration of the slide incident to theV strokes' assembler slide, yielding means for returning /said slidea to normal position, a star Wheel for moving said slide against .said

yielding means as the matrices are asl-f sembled, a brake for holding said slide, and means for displacing said star Wheel from "operative position, for releasing and for controlling'said slideduring the retracted movement.

a. In a machine of the class described, an

assembler slide, a star Wheel for placing the Y matrices and for moving said slide, a train of gearing fior rotating said star Wheel,.

yielding means normally maintaining said star Wheel in operative position" with respect to said slide to coperatewith matricesV fed to the machine, and means for temporarily displacing said star wheel from such normal operative position of coaction With said matrices Without disturbing the operation of said gear train to rotate said star Wheel. i Y l 5;-In a machine of the classdescribed, having an assembler slide movable in one direction as 4the matrices are assembled anddirection as the matrices are assembled and,

in' the opposite direction by a spring, in combination "with a'brake device for said slide comprising a pivoted lever carrying -tvvo loosely pivoted brake shoes for engagement with the opposite sides of said. slide, one of said shoes provided with a spring, and means for increasing the tension of said spring When the brake is released 'to retard the returning movement of said slide.

7. In a machine of the class described, having an assembler bar-movable in one direction as the matrices are assembled and in the opposite direction by a spring, in combination With a brake device for engaging said bar comprising an arm with an extended brake shoe loosely pivoted thereto von each side of the assembler bar, for grip ping the bar, means for moving said arm for vreleasing the brake, and for yieldingly holding one of said shoes in contact' with i said bar to cause said bar toreturn slowly.

8. In a machine of the. class described, 'having an assembler bar in combination ivith a bodily movable vstar wheel for placing the matrices, a brake for said assembler bar,- a friction attachment for retarding the movement of said bar when the brake is released, and means for potentiating said fricleasing said brake.

9 In a machine of -thecla'ss described "having assembler mechanism for a line of ii'iatrices, of a pica scale beam, an adjustable stop thereon, a member movable with said assembler mechanism to engage said stop, yand an indicator operable by said vbeam lupon said engagement.

10. In a machine of the character described having assemblermechanism for a line of matrices, of an'indicator having a pica scale beam, a -dial having an index, means betweensaid scale beam and index to Voperatey the lat-ter, an adjustable stop on saidfscale beam to engage a part of the assembler mechanism, andvr aqdetenteiried by said mechanism for engaging said adjustable stop.

ll. In ajmacliine of the class described, vhaving `an assembler mechanism tor a line of matrices, of an indicator having a slidable pica vscale'beam, an adjustable stop movablevto selected position on said beam, an index operable by the movement of said beam, means-carried byy said assembling mechanism for engaging said adjustable stop, and means for releasing said engage ment upon further progress of the assembling mechanism.

12,.'An indicating apparatus, for a machine of t-he class described comprising sembler mechanism, a part movable thereby, an index having adial and carrying a rotary needle in coperation with the dial, a mov- -able pica scale beam, an` adjustable stop, shiftable to selected positions on said beam for engagement by the'laterallyl Amovable part to beoperated bythe vaspseibling mechtion attachment, bodily displacing said star Wheel from operative `position and for re-` i ir anism, and means connecting said beam and needle to. rotate the latter when said beam is moved laterally and upwardly by the assembling mechanism.

13. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with an assembler slide movable in one direction as the matrices are assembled and in the opposite direction by a spring, said assembler slide providing an upper and an under straight brake-receiving surface, an upper and a lower brake shoe respectively cooperating with said upper and lower surface, each said shoe providing a straight flat surface for coact-ion therewith, a member to which said shoes are pivotally mounted, each to adjust itself automatically for equal pressure against said slide surface throughout said flat surface of the shoe, said member being movable to clamp the slide between the straight portions of the shoes, and to loosen such grip, and means to operate said member.

14. In a machine of the class described, an assembler bar arranged to be moved in harmony with the size of the matrices 1nserted, indicator means adapted to indicate the movement 4of the assembler bar toward a predetermined point in its movement, means to operate the indicator comprising a detent movable with the assembler bar, a. pica scale beam, and a stop associated with the indicator, said detent and stop arranged to engage at'another predetermined point. in the movement of said assembler bar, said stop being adapted and arranged to move with the detent in the direction of detent movement to cause indication ofsubsequently inserted matrices, and one of said engaging parts'being movable out of engagement with the other after a predetermined movement of said parts together.

l5. In a device of the class described, an assembler bar arranged to be moved in one direction by the matrices, and in the opposite direction to return the parts to normal position, indicator means to indicate type points, and means to operate said indicator means comprising a detent movable with the assembler bar, a scale beam and a stop sociated with the indicator means, said stop located tothe engaged and mo`ved by the detent to indicate ty e points, and one of said parts heilig mova le out of engagement with the other upon the return movement of said assembler bar.

16. In a machine of the character described having movable assembler mechanism for a line of matrices, an indicator having a relativelymovable scale and pointer` a graduated .pica scale, and a part adjustable on the pica scale to effect o erative connection between the relative ymovable element of the indicator, and the assembler mechanism at the polnt 1n the travel of the assembler mechanism indicated lby the adjustment of said part on the pica scale.

17. In a machine of the. character described having movable assembler mechanism for a line of matrices, an' indicator,

'havinga relatively movable scale and pointer, a graduated pica scale, a part adjustable on the pica scale, for operative connection with the movable assembler mechanism and connectingmeans between said movable element of said indicator and said pica scale whereby said indicator means is moved one complete cycle of its excursion 'while said pica scaleis moved the distance of one of its divisions.

18. In a machine of the character described having movable assembler mechanism for a line of matrices, an indicator having a relatively rotatable scale and pointer, a longitudinally movable, graduated pica scale, a part adjustable on the pica scale for operative connection with the movable assembler u'iechanisn'i, and motion-multiplying connecting means, between said rotatable indicator element and said graduated pica scale by means of which the longitudinal movci'nent of the latter is converted into rotary movement of the former whereby said indicator element will complete one revolution upon the longitudinal movement of said scale equal to a space occupied by a pica em.

19. In a machine of the character described having movable assembler mechanism for a line of matrices, an indicator having a relatively movable scale and pointer, a motion-multiplying mechanism connected with the moving elements of said indicator, and means including' a scale and independently adjustable members thereon for con'- nection of said assembler mechanism at points in its forward movement with said indicator moving mechanism, whereby to indi-cate, in relatively long gradations, the movements of said assembler mechanism.

In a machine of the character described having movable assembler mechanism for a line of matrices, a frame for supporting a movable pica scale -beam and an indicator thereon, and attaching means on .said frame suitably spaced apart, for sup- .movable scale and pointer on said frame indicator whereby the latter will be moved during the longitudinal and vertical move- `ment of the former.

InI a machine of the character described having assembler mechanism movable .toward and thereafter beyond certain predetermined positions in the travel thereof, anindicator having characters to form .two scales and a pointer for said scales, said scales and said pointer being relatively movable, a means for each of said certain predetermined positions in the travel ot' the ass-embler mechanism for causing indicating movement of said relatively movable scales and pointer by movement of the assembler mechanism, said scales reading from a common zero increasingly upward in opposite direct-ions, said scale being arranged, With respect to said means for moving the same', for correspondence between Said zero mark of the sca-les and each said predetermined position of the assembler mechanism, Whereby said pointer in its entire traverse of said indicator may indicate the location of said assembler mechanism inthe predetermined position thereof, or t-he location of said assembler 'mechanism an indicated number of steps either beyond'or in front of said predetermined position. j

Iny a machine of the character described having assembler mechanism movable toward and thereafter movable beyond predetermined positions in the travel thereor", the combination of an indicator adapted and arranged to show decreasing indications and thereafter increasing indications in type points, all by a limited movement of the assembler slide at any selected position in the movement of said slide, and normally inoperative means adapted and arranged to connect said slide and indicator, said means being operative between points in the travel of said slide respectively in front of and beyond the selected position to be indicated, that point which lies in front of said selected position corresponding to the highest of said decreasing indications and that point which lies beyond said selected position corresponding to the highest of said increasing indications, for purposes described. 24. In a machine of the character described,having movable assembler mechanism for a line ,of matrices, of fan indicating device comprising relatively movable indicator parts,'a mirra lefscale'beam, and means for relativembvemnt' of said indi- Acater parts by the assembler mechanism including an adjustable stop onsaid beam. j 25. Inl a machine ot' the character described having movable assembler mechanism for a line of matrices, of a scale beam,-

an adjustable stop therefor, an adjustable detent for .engaging saidstop upon movement of the assembler mechanism, anindicator operable upon engagement ot' said stop and detent upon movement of said mechaq'nism, and means for 'automatically releasing` engagement ofsaid parts at a predetermined point upon further advance of said mechanism.

E26. In a machine of the character de-,

scribedhaving movable assembler mechanism, of a movable beam, an adjustable stop therefor, a detent movable by the assembler slide, means for locking said stop on said beam at any selected position and in position to engage said detent movable by the assembler mechanism, an indicator,` and means intermediate said beam and indicator for operating the latter upon engagement of said stop and detent.

Q7, ln combination Witha machine of the character described having a movable assembler slide, a graduated dial; a relatively movable pointer for-same, adjustable mechanism intermediate said slide and pointer located in the line of movement ol a part carried by said slide, said pointer and dial arranged to show decreasing indications in type points when moved by said slide to a predetermined pointin its movementl and increasing indications in type points after passing said predetermined point-in the travel of the slide', me'ans for automatically releasing engagement between said slide and intermediate mechanism and means for returning said pointer and the intermediate mechanism `to their' normal positions upon further advance of said slide.

28. In combination with a machine ot" the character described having a movable assembler slide, of an indicatoigoperable,by the movement of said slide, adapted and arranged to show decreasing indications in type points as the slide advances, a ,brake for said slide and a bodilyniovabl'e star wheel for assembling the matrices, and moving the slide and means for moving said star wheel out of vcontact with the assembled matrices and operating said brake whereby the assembled matrices will be held compact and Without vibration by said Wheel that the indicator may become stable to clearly show the number of type points required to be inserted 'in the line of matrices to make the line the predetermined length.-

29. In av machine of the character described, the combination of an indicator, movable assembler mechanism, and means for operation of vsaid indicator by theassembler mechanism comprising a pica scale, a plurality of members adjustable on the pica scale to any points thereon in any desired rela-tion to each other, and a member for successive engagement ofsaid adjustable members during movement of the assembler mechanism, one of said `coacting members being adapted and arranged to disenga-ge from the other upon movement of the assembler mechanism a predetermined relatively short distance for engagement of the, next adjustable member by' said coacting member.

30. In a machinev of the Character described7 having a movable assembler mechanism, an indicator comprising a scale 'having thereon consecutively increasing'indications, another indicator comprising a scale Copies of this patent may be obtained for and means for indicating consecutively decreasing graduations, motion-multiplying connections between said indicators, and means for operation thereof controlled by the assembler mechanism.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my handin the presence of two Witnesses.

MARY F. ALLEN, W. LrNN ALLEN.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

